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Traditional Instrumental Music , Dances, and Festivals

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is one of the most spectacular forms of Southeast Asian dance-drama and is often described as ’masked pantomime’.

a)

Legong

b)

Khon

c)

Joget

d)

Hat Dance

2.

It is performed in cultural shows across Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, where dancers elegantly incorporate Non La movements into their routines, depicting daily life and grace.

a)

Legong

b)

Khon

c)

Joget

d)

Hat Dance

3.

It is a classical and highly expressive Balinese dance form characterized by intricate finger and foot movements, elaborate facial expressions, and synchronized, graceful steps, traditionally performed by young, pre-adolescent girls dressed in ornate gold costumes.

a)

Legong

b)

Khon

c)

Joget

d)

Hat Dance

4.

It is performed by couples in social settings and cultural events, it features playful, teasing interactions, fast footwork, and rhythmic hand movements without direct physical contact.

a)

Legong

b)

Khon

c)

Joget

d)

Hat Dance

5.

It is the most popular form of music in Indonesia. It contains a variety of instruments such as metallophone, xylophones, kendang and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings.

a)

Piphat

b)

Gamelan

c)

Khruang Sai

d)

Pelog

6.

It is a pentatonic scale and it is referred as the male tonal system of Indonesia.

a)

Slendro

b)

Gamelan

c)

Khruang Sai

d)

Pelog

7.

It is a scale similar to the major scale. It is referred to as the female tonal system.

a)

Slendro

b)

Gamelan

c)

Khruang Sai

d)

Pelog

8.

Which of the following countries does NOT celebrate Diwali?

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Indonesia

d)

Malaysia

9.

It is the festival of lights of Thailand.

a)

Diwali

b)

Songkran

c)

Loy Krathong

d)

Nyepi

10.

It is a Cambodianmusical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples. Music is always part of their court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.

a)

Gamelan

b)

Pinpeat

c)

Piphat

d)

Mahori

11.

Many young people from a rural village are moving to the city for jobs and opportunities. The village's traditional puppetry, which requires years of apprenticeship, is at risk of dying out because there is no one left to learn it.

  • Question: What strategies could you implement to make this art form relevant and appealing to the younger generation, encouraging them to stay or return to the village?

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12.

An indigenous textile-making tradition is struggling to survive. A designer discovers a community's unique patterns and offers to pay them to reproduce the designs on mass-market clothing. The community could use the income, but some members fear the commercialization will strip the art of its cultural significance.

  • Question: You are a community leader. Is this partnership is a beneficial form of preservation or a form of exploitation? Defend your answer.

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13.

The master of a classical dance form wants to choreograph a new piece that incorporates elements of contemporary dance and explores modern social issues. Some purists in the community argue that this dilutes the tradition's authenticity.

  • Question: How do you mediate this debate? What is the role of innovation and adaptation in keeping a traditional art form alive and relevant?

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